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Race 5 (566)

AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK HANDICAP   Rating:100-80   1800m   Sha Tin   Good

Section 1

Placing Horse
No
Horse Name Jockey Gear Comment
1 5 RAINBOW CHIC (P118) B Prebble -- Allowed to settle in midfield away from fence. Peeled out approaching straight and accelerated smartly 400-200m, idled when hit front and under whip to maintain winning margin.
2 7 BLAZING SPEED (P192) M Chadwick TT Ridden up from good draw to hold 2nd back stretch before dropping back to 3rd before turn. Switched out off 400m to hit front momentarily, but battled gamely when passed.
3 9 KING OF SCOTS (CK084) R Fourie -- Jumped well and punched the breeze in 3rd spot before given cover at 1000m when another rolled forward. Kept on steadily in straight to be closest at finish.
4 6 POETIC JUSTICE (P182) W C Marwing H/XB/TT Began awkwardly and then held toward rear but away from the fence. Picked up the bit 800m, swung wide into straight and ran on steadily doing best work final 200m.
5 2 SAME WORLD (N098) D Whyte H/SR Jumped with field but no early speed and held 3-wide from 1200m. Made to work around home turn but battled on gamely to the finish.
6 4 BUBBLE CHIC (N369) O Doleuze -- Began well and quickly cut in to fence to hold box seat to 1000m before shuffled 2-back before turn. Stayed on rail home stretch but only one paced.
7 1 IT HAS TO BE YOU (N356) T Angland -- Hampered shortly after start dropping to last. Hung in entering straight and got head on side 200m. Ran past tired horses closing stages.
8 3 PRESIDENT LINCOLN (N267) T Berry TT Jumped well but unable to cut in and took off 1200m, circling field to sit outside leader before turn. Started to give ground from 300m.
9 8 ALBICELESTE (P273) A Suborics H/TT Taken forward from outside draw to lead shortly after start, cutting in to fence 1200m. Led field into straight before tiring.
10 10 PRINCE MAG (P221) K C Leung -- Checked shortly after start, dropping to last, Cut in to rail and made ground before turn. Running on empty from 400m. Run unacceptable.
B : Blinkers BO : Blinker with one cowl only CC : Cornell Collar CP : Sheepskin Cheek Pieces
CO : Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side E : Ear Plugs H : Hood P : Pacifier
PC : Pacifier with cowls PS : Pacifier with one cowl SB : Sheepskin Browband SR : Shadow Roll
TT : Tongue Tie V : Visor VO : Visor with one cowl XB : Crossed Nose Band
"1" : First time "2" : Replaced "-" : Removed